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Golfing in Dearborn County: the Hidden Valley Golf Club

Hidden Valley is one of the biggest residential areas in Dearborn County. Tucked within the community is the Hidden Valley Golf Club, which boasts a variety of golf and recreation activities and many membership plan options.

About the Course

The Hidden Valley Lake golf course is an 18-hole course. The course is located in Lawrenceburg. It contains over 6,500 yards of golfing. The course has a par of 72. The course is rated at 71.6. The slope rating is 120 on Rye grass. It’s a private non-equity golf course.

Who Designed the Hidden Valley Lake Course?

Jack Kidwell and Dr. Michael Hurdzan from the ASGCA. The course opened in 1974.

What Other Amenities Does the Golf Club Have?

The Hidden Valley Golf Club hosts a wide variety of club social events and tournaments. Located within the club and course are a putting green and a 15 tee driving range. The club boasts a full service bar and a full service grill with lunch specials offered daily. Also at the club is a Pro Shop that is frequently stocked with modern styles and models. The club contains locker rooms with showers for both men and women with over 150 lockers. The course offers over 70 golf carts for golfers to use. Both men’s and ladies’ tournaments are offered, along with men’s and ladies’ Calcuttas. Ladies’ Leagues are offered in both 9 hole leagues and 18 hole leagues. The club also hosts Friday Night Couples’ Scrambles. The club also runs junior golf programs.

Does the club close for the winter?

No. The Hidden Valley Golf Club is open to members year-round, although the club may close due to severe weather.

Membership Information for the Hidden Valley Golf Club

You do not have to be a resident of Hidden Valley Lake to be a member of the Hidden Valley Golf Club. The types of membership are as followed: regular family, regular individual, junior, junior executive, and business membership. The junior membership is offered to those between age 21 and 24, junior executive membership is offered to members and families between 21 and 35.

A Sampling of Some Cities in Dearborn County

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Dearborn County is full of interesting cities and towns, ranging from the larger Lawrenceburg to small towns like Saint Leon and West Harrison. All population numbers listed are from the 2000 census.

Lawrenceburg

The city of Lawrenceburg is just 15 minutes away from Cincinnati and has a population of 4,685. The town boasts the nearest riverboat casino to Cincinnati, Hollywood Casino. Lawrenceburg is also home to industries like the Tanners Creek Power Station, a major coal-powered power plant. Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana was formerly known as Seagram’s, and is also a major employer within Lawrenceburg.

Aurora

Aurora has a population of 3,965 and is located within the Lawrenceburg and Center townships. The town boasts many famous or historically important residents like William S. Holman, a United States Congressman during the 1800′s who also served as a judge and prosecuting attorney.

Dillsboro

Dillsboro was named after the War of 1812 hotel clerk-turned-General James Dill. The historic town was founded in 1830. Dillsboro today has a population of 1,436. The town contains some interesting historic building, like the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, dated from 1888. The church’s congregation dates back to 1818. The church boasts a historic 1800′s feel, including hand-made pews and church windows made of Tiffany glass. American history buffs may also be interested in the Nike Missile Silo, which has standing radar towers even though the site was decommissioned in 1969.

Greendale

The city of Greendale has a population of 4,296. Some have asked if the show Community takes place in Greendale, Indiana, but the show actually takes place in Greendale, Colorado.

Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley is not so much as a city as it is a census-designated place, or CDP, due to the large amount of residents that live in the private residential community. The community is located in a rural setting with a large amount of wildlife. Also located within the community is Hidden Valley Lake, a 150-acre deep water lake. The community and lake were built by a land developer and did not occur in nature. The census-designated place has a population of 4,417.

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Facts About Dearborn’s Biggest City: Lawrenceburg

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Location, Location, Location: Geographical Facts About the City of Lawrenceburg

Lawrenceburg is the largest city in Indiana’s Dearborn County. The city is a mere fifteen minutes from Cincinnati. Lawrenceburg also serves as the county seat of Dearborn county. The town is located on the Ohio River. The United States Census Bureau recorded the town’s total area at 5 square miles. .1 square miles of this area is water and the rest is land.

Who are the People in Your Neighborhood: Lawrenceburg Demographics

The 2000 census recorded that the town had a population of 4,685. Of those 4,685 people, there were 1,914 households recorded. 1,140 families live within the city. Of those households, 36 percent are married couples, 18 percent are female residents with no husband in the household, and 40 percent are comprised of non-families. The average household size was 2.28. 2.94 was the size of the average family.

24 percent of the population is under age 18. 11.5 percent are between the ages of 18 and 24. 28.3 percent have ages ranged between 25 to 44. 20 percent are aged from 45 to 64. 15.8 percent are over age 65. Lawrenceburg’s median age is 35 years. There were 86 males for every 100 females over 18.

Lawrenceburg has a population density of 956 people per square mile. The housing density is 441 per square mile and 2,162 housing units. Lawrenceburg’s population has an almost 94 percent white racial makeup. Lawrenceburg Township’s largest ethnicities are German Americans at 29 percent, followed by 19 percent Irish Americans. African Americans are next at 4.18 percent and .15 percent of the township is Native American. Finally, Asian ethnicities make up .45 percent of the town and .04 percent are from the Pacific Islands.

The average income for a Lawrenceburg household was just under $30,000. Families had a median income of just under $40,000. The average income for males in Lawrenceburg is nearly $10,000 higher than that of Lawrenceburg females: females make $21,985 per year while men make $31,543.

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Richpast

Dearborn County, the third-oldest County in Indiana, originally was inhabited by Indians known as the “Mound Builders.” Many mounds were burial places for the dead. Others, with flat tops, were temples for worship. Most of the mounds along the Ohio River were built in the 12th or 13th centuries.

Following the Mound Builders, Indiana and the Northwest Territory was inhabited by the Algonquian Indians. The principal tribes of the Algonquian are the Miami, Shawnee and Delaware.

Through the American Revolution of 1775, and the heroic efforts of Col. George Rogers Clark, the Americans secured the Northwest Territory.

George Washington was president when the first settlers made their way down the Ohio River to Dearborn County. Among the earliest were Adam Flake and his family, who settled on South Hogan Creek in 1796. A battalion of troops was stationed on the right bank of the Great Miami River to guard the exposed settlements from occasional Indian attacks.

The area that is now Dearborn County originally was part of Hamilton County, Ohio. On April 30, 1802, Congress re-established the eastern boundary line making the area part of the Indiana Territory.

On March 7, 1803, William Henry Harrison, first governor of the Indiana Territory, formed Dearborn County by proclamation. It was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Henry Dearborn, secretary of war under President Thomas Jefferson.

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What to Do in Dearborn County

If you are traveling with your significant other or in an adults-only party, you can find plenty of grown-up things to do in Dearborn County. These include visiting riverboat casinos, horse tracks, a winery, and, of course, browsing through art museums and antique malls and shops.

Make plans to stop by the Chateau Pomije Winery, Restaurant, and Banquet Hall in Guilford. This is a family-owned enterprise which started out in 1973 as just two acres of French-American grapes. It now encompasses over 100 acres, and the types of grapes grown include Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. These types of grapes are not particularly hardy to cold water, so for the family to have successfully cultivated them in the Midwest (of which Indiana and subsequently Dearborn County is a part) is an amazing thing. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday Noon-8; Friday and Saturday, Noon-10:00 PM. The winery is closed on Mondays.

Do you like to visit casinos? The Argosy Hotel and Casino as well as the Hollywood Casino are both riverboat casino properties located on the part of the Ohio River that runs through Dearborn County. Both casino properties feature slot machines as table games. In addition, there are at least six restaurants on the properties themselves.

In addition to casino gambling, you are only 27 miles away from Cincinnati, OH, and only about 97 miles away from Louisville, KY. In both states, you will find horse racing venues, if you like to “play the ponies”

Traveling with adults means getting to do fun things like visiting art galleries and going antique shopping. Dearborn County has several antique malls and shops in many of the towns that make up the county. In addition, Lawrenceburg has several art galleries as well as an art museum.

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Living in Dearborn County

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Are you relocating to the Cincinnati area of Ohio or to the Dearborn County area of Indiana for any reason? Then, consider calling Dearborn County home.

Dearborn County is located only 27 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio. Because of its close proximity, the County is considered to be in the Cincinnati, Ohio, metropolitan area. In addition, Dearborn County is approximately 97 miles from Louisville, Kentucky. So, living in Dearborn County automatically gives you access to three different states, with their many attractions and amenities.

The cost of living in Dearborn County is 10.80% lower than the national average. Put in simple terms, this means it is cheaper to live in Dearborn County than in other parts of the country. Do you have school-age children? You will be glad to know that approximately $4,990 is spent per school-age child. Class sizes average approximately 18 children per teacher.

There is also plenty of comfort for the senior citizens, Dearborn County takes good care of its veteran neighbors and provides great at home care or assisted living facilities, which are catered to meet individual needs. Many of them are a short driving distance and allow for lots of visiting hours.

There is plenty of land in rural Dearborn County for building your dream home. Or, if you wish, choose from one of the older structures in the historic districts or live right in the heart of downtown Lawrenceburg in one of the loft apartments that have been recently renovated and are now available.

Mortgage prices are fairly reasonable, when compared with other parts of the country. However, if you prefer to rent, you will be glad to know that rental amounts are also very moderate. Depending on what you decide to do—buy or rent—you should be able to find a home you can afford.

Again, remember that you are very close to Cincinnati, OH. So, even if you work in Dearborn County, you can find affordable housing just across the state line, if you need to. However, you will most likely be able to stay right in Dearborn County, where you can enjoy all that it has to offer.

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Family Attractions In Dearborn County

If you’re looking for somewhere different to spend either your summer vacation or your winter vacation, consider Dearborn County, Indiana. There are plenty of family attractions in or near the County that will appeal to everyone.

Do you like to visit National Historic Landmarks? Hillforest in Dearborn County is home to the Hillforest Mansion, where industrialist and financier Thomas Gaff and his family lived between 1855 and 1891. The mansion was close to the Ohio River, and indeed was situated in such a way that it overlooked the river. The river, where riverboats supplied shipping capabilities to such families as the Gaffs, was so much a part of the Gaff business that part of the third floor was designed to resemble the pilot house of a riverboat. The mansion was awarded National Historic Landmark status in 1992.

Are you or your children interested in conservation, particularly as it involves animal species? In that case, you and your family will enjoy visiting the Red Wolf Sanctuary. This sanctuary is conveniently located just three miles west of Dillsboro, on State Route 62, and features such animals as the red wolf, grey wolf, and coyote.

The sanctuary prides itself on providing as natural a habitat setting as possible. Further, the sanctuary does not engage in the practice of removing animals from the wild, and any animals brought to them is released as soon as it is determined they can survive. Reservations are required to visit this home to these as well as other animals.

Did you know you can ski in Dearborn County? You can, at the Perfect North Slopes. There are trails for people with all types of ski experience, including easy trails, double black-diamond challenges, and even a 750-foot tubing run.

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Casinos In and Around Dearborn County

Like many states, Indiana has begun to allow gaming facilities such as casinos in and around different parts of the State. Dearborn County is one such area, and boasts two casinos: the Argosy Casino and Hotel and the Hollywood Casino.

Both of these properties are considered dock side riverboat casinos. Gambling is done on the riverboats themselves as they cruise the waters of the Ohio River.

The casinos have both slot machines and table games. The table games include Blackjack, Roulette, Caribbean Stud Poker and Spanish 21, just to name a few. Gambling can only be done by those 21 and over. No one under 21 can be present at gambling tables or machines, or can make bets.

There are at least six restaurants located on the casinos’ properties. In addition, there are 300 rooms available on the Argosy Hotel and Casino property, making it possible for you to stay close to all the action.

The casinos are located within the city limits of Lawrenceburg, and both the city and Dearborn County receive benefits from the casinos. These benefits come in the form of 20% of the winnings being paid to the State, of which Lawrenceburg gets one-fourth of that. Further each person who boards the casino riverboat pays a $3 admissions tax; one-third goes to Lawrenceburg, one-third to Dearborn County, and one-third to the State of Indiana.

There are other ways in which Dearborn County and Lawrenceburg benefit from the riverboat casinos. These include partial funding of a highway improvement project, the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant that will treat the water used by the cities of Lawrenceburg, Aurora, and Greendale and, of course, the increased business that restaurants, stores, and gas stations in the area have already seen and will continue to see.

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Some Dearborn County Laws

Sometimes those traveling through different parts of the country may wish they knew a little bit more about the State and local laws governing the cities and counties they pass through. This may be especially true when it comes to Driving Under the Influence laws, especially since many states have adopted more stringent codes, as well as laws regarding the use of seat belts.

In the State of Indiana, where Dearborn County is located, you are considered Driving Under the Influence if your blood alcohol content is .08% or higher. The amount of alcohol in your blood is determined by a chemical test, which is performed either by a breath, blood, or urine sample. Because Indiana is an “implied consent” state, if you refuse to submit to a chemical test, you will lose your license for one year.

If the test shows that are considered DUI, you will first go to court to deal with the criminal aspects of the DUI offense. Here you can be fined and/or sentenced to a brief jail sentence. From there, you will have to go through a civil proceeding held by the Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles. At this proceeding, the decision of whether or not to revoke your license will be made. Pretty much the same advice applies to Indiana as it does elsewhere: DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!

Now, as for seat belt laws. If you are driving OR riding in a vehicle in Indiana, EVERYONE—driver and passengers, no matter where they are sitting in the vehicle, must wear a seat belt. This means front and back seat passengers must all be wearing seat belts. Now that you know this, drive safely, and enjoy your trip to Dearborn County. We want you to have good memories of your visit with us.

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History of Dearborn County

We thought you might enjoy learning a little about the history of Dearborn County, Indiana. Dearborn County is located in southeastern Indiana, along the Ohio River. It is situated so close to Cincinnati, Ohio (27 miles away to be exact) that is considered part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Louisville, KY is only 110 miles away, which makes the attractions found in these two states as well as Indiana very close to Dearborn County.

Dearborn County is Indiana’s third-oldest county, and is named for Major General Henry Dearborn. Major General Dearborn served as Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson.

Before Major General Dearborn, or even the earliest settlers, among whom was Adam Flake and his family, the area that is now known as Dearborn County was occupied by Native Americans (First Nations) who were referred to as “Mound Builders”. This is because they built mounds that served either as final resting places for their dead or as temple sites. The Mound Builders were present in the 12th or 13th centuries, then followed by the Algonquian Indians.

The American Revolution helped secure the Northwest Territory, of which Dearborn County was considered a part, and settlers began to travel down the Ohio River. At first, what is now known as Dearborn County was part of Hamilton County, Ohio; however, re-establishment of the eastern boundary line by Congressional edict placed it within the Indiana territory. On March 7, 1803, Dearborn County, Indiana, was formed through proclamation of William Henry Harrison, who was Indiana Territory’s first governor.

Dearborn County, Indiana, is home to several famous people. These include Lonnie Mack, a rock/blues guitarist-vocalist; Suzanne Tuberville, wife of former Auburn University Head Football Coach Tommy Tuberville; Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th U. S. Vice-President (under Woodrow Wilson); and Joe Benz, who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1911-1919.

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